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English Grammar. Adjectives and Personality Words!

The apple tree is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for  its sweet, fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree.  The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor is still  found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and  Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples  have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including  Norse, Greek and European Christian traditions.

Apple trees are large if grown from seed. Generally apple trees are  propagated by grafting onto root stocks, which control the size of the  resulting tree. There are more than 7,500 known varieties of apples,  resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Different varieties are  bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, eating raw and  cider production. Trees and fruit are prone to a number of fungal,  bacterial and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of  organic and non-organic means.

Worldwide production of apples in 2014 was 84.6 million tons, with  China accounting for 48% of the total. When cultivated, the size, shape  and branch density are determined by root-stock selection and trimming  method. The leaves are alternately arranged dark green-colored simple  ovals with serrated margins and slightly downy undersides.

Roger: What do you do in your spare time?

Barry: Oh, nothing special. I read… watch TV… go to the movies.  Roger: Don’t you have any hobbies, like reading or things like that?  Barry: No, I don’t have any hobbies. How about you?

Roger: I have just one—photography. It’s expensive, but it’s a lot of fun.

Spare time = Leisure time or extra time or free time.

Nothing special = No particular thing. I read. . . watch TV … go to the movies.

Reading… A compound noun.

How about you? = Do you have any hobbies?

What are personality adjectives? Personality adjectives are used to  describe a persons personality or character. Everyone has a different  personality. It is important to study and learn personality adjectives.  Describing objects and people is easier with the proper vocabulary. We  often use adverbs “so, very, really and quite” to emphasize adjectives.  Often we use a prefix to create the opposite meaning of a word.

I like my best friend because she is always so positive!

He is a creative person in his job!

She is always frank when she shares her opinion!

It is a friendly cat. Simon is always close to me!

He is so funny. I really like his movies!

There are many words used to describe personalities. The examples  above are meant to help you with grammar, pronunciation and intonation.

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